MHC Rattlers women’s basketball team stays undefeated, soccer teams in playoffs

Playoffs begin on Friday at the Calgary Villains FC Dome for both the men and women.

The Rattlers men face the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder at 10 a.m.

The winner plays the SAIT Trojans in the semi-finals on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

On Sunday, the bronze medal game is at 12:30 p.m. and the gold medal game at 5:30 p.m.

The women’s team won 1-0 over the Broncos, with Alivia Rybchinski scoring the only goal.

The women finished the regular season at 7-4-1, claiming the third and final playoff spot in the ACAC South.

On Friday, the Rattlers women play the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder at 12:30 p.m. to start the playoffs.

The winner plays the SAIT Trojans in the semi-finals on Saturday at 10 a.m.

On Sunday, the bronze medal game is at 10 a.m. and the gold medal game at 3:00 p.m.

In Basketball action, the Rattlers men’s and women’s teams hosted the Lakeland College Rustlers and Keyano College Huskies.

Friday against the Rustlers, the Rattlers men lost 88-79, while the women won 62-39.

Saturday against the Huskies, the Rattlers men lost 86-85, while the women won 65-64.

The women are now a perfect 4-0, while the men are 2-2.

The Rattlers men’s and women’s volleyball teams played at Lakeland College and Keyano College.

On Friday, the men lost 3-0 (20-25, 15-25, 17-25) to the Rustlers, as did the women 3-0 (16-25, 26-28, 18-25).

The Rattlers men’s and women’s teams are now both 1-2.

In women’s hockey, the Rattlers hosted Red Deer Polytechnic for two games.

The Rattlers won on Friday 6-3 and lost in overtime on Saturday 3-2. Eight different Rattlers women scored a goal over the weekend.

They now have four wins, two regulation losses, one overtime loss, and a shootout loss, and sit second in the ACAC standings.

by Jesse Gill